Objectives :

• At the end of the course the students should be able to explain the concept of health; they should be able to advice an appropriate healthy regimen to patients.
• They should be able to classify various food articles and its usefulness as a diet consultant to the community.
• While serving the community they should identify various conditions that can lead to the spread of communicable diseases and non – communicable diseases and its preventive measures according to Ayurveda and modern medicine with the help of Yoga therapy and Naturopathy.
• They should understand the principles and components of primary health care and the national health policies to achieve the goal of “Health for all”.

Departmental Features :

• Library – Department of Swasthavritta is having its own library containing various texts and reference books of Ayurveda, Modern science, Yogashastra and Nisargopchar
• Teaching aids – Transparencies, Slides, CDs of pranayama, aasan, shatkarma, Power Point Presentations of various syllabus topics are available in the department.
• Other teaching aids like models on Ideal City Planning (Adarsha Vasahat), Wells – Rapid sand filter, slow sand filter, Types of sanitation.
• Museum & Yoga Hall – Department possesses its own museum with all required charts, models and specimens. A separate Yoga Hall with an adequate space for Yogasana and all relevant charts related to Yoga is also available.
• Departmental instruments like Dry wet bulb thermometer, Aneroid barometer, lactometer, Robinsons cup, Sling’s psychrometer, max and min thermometers

Departmental activities :

• • N.S.S. activity – Departmental teachers participate as a guest lecturer in various NSS camps.
  • Swasrnaprashan Shibir is organized by our institute.
  • For up gradation of knowledge, teachers of the department participate in various RoTP, seminars, CME, etc.
  • Swastharakshana OPD is conducted by Swasthavritta department in Dr G.D.Pol Foundation Ayurveda hospital.
  • Consultation about the diet, Yoga, Naturopathy is done.
  • Visits – To gain more knowledge and as a part of our syllabus, we organize various visits like leprosy sanitarium – Alert India, milk dairy at Arrey Worli & Goregoan, water purification plant at Bhandup water purification centre, sewage treatment plant at Sew woods, primary health centre at Nere , at Shantivan – Panvel, MCH centre, etc.
    Awareness programme – Lectures about ‘health education’ are conducted by the departmental teachers for school students of Dr G.D.Pol Foundation Ayurveda hospital.
  • In addition we arrange guest lecture for students on Leprosy diagnosis and treatment.
  • We organize weekly yoga & Pranayam sessions for students.
  • Demonstration of Panchakarma in daily regime
  • Introduction of Ayurvedic diet for malnutrition
  • Diet guidance for pregnant women – Gharbhasanskar
  • Lifestyle and Diet management at OPD basis